REMEMBERING BUD WERNER

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REMEMBERING BUD WERNER

Post by Joe Gopan » Sat Feb 20, 2016 5:42 am

Bud was a one of a kind character. I would tell him of some rare Jeep part I found, his response, "gotta have it Joe, I'll keep it under my bed".
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Re: REMEMBERING BUD WERNER

Post by D Pizzoferrato » Sun Feb 21, 2016 4:34 am

Speaking of Bud and rare parts, I have many fond memories of time spent in Tracy City. On one of my trips to the south west, I was informed by a mutual friend that I should stop in Tracy City on my way home; Bud had something for me. This was when I was restoring my M170 and had been searching in vain for the upper litter racks. Never missing an opportunity to visit with Bud, I dutifully made the detour and was pleasantly surprised when he loaded an upper litter rack assembly into my truck. He said he had stored it in the rafters for over 20 years waiting for a deserving restoration.
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Re: REMEMBERING BUD WERNER

Post by Joe Gopan » Sun Feb 21, 2016 4:43 am

Bud always had a kind word when mentioning Weebie, not everyone got a favorable mention. A true southern gentleman at heart, every Jeep part had a story, he enjoyed seeing his rare parts put to good use. I enjoyed the cookies he baked every year in an underground bomb proof shelter.
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Re: REMEMBERING BUD WERNER

Post by Joe Gopan » Mon Mar 05, 2018 2:38 pm

I took a moment today to remember Bud. He loved MV's, and anything to do with nearby WWII Camp Forrest. Bud did a lot for the MV hobby.
2011 MVPA PIONEER AWARD - MVPA #1064
HONOR GRAD-WHEELED VEHICLE MECHANIC SCHOOL 1960 - US ARMY ORDNANCE SCHOOL(MACHINIST) ABERDEEN PG 1962 - O-1 BIRD DOG CREWCHIEF - 300,000+TROUBLE FREE M-38A1 MILES
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COL. BRUNO BROOKS (ARMY MOTORS) IS MY HERO

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Re: REMEMBERING BUD WERNER

Post by Joe Gopan » Sat Aug 31, 2019 2:06 pm

Bud was a US Army Veteran and a proud MVPA member. I believe he was a Dental Assistant or a Dental Technician if I remember right.
2011 MVPA PIONEER AWARD - MVPA #1064
HONOR GRAD-WHEELED VEHICLE MECHANIC SCHOOL 1960 - US ARMY ORDNANCE SCHOOL(MACHINIST) ABERDEEN PG 1962 - O-1 BIRD DOG CREWCHIEF - 300,000+TROUBLE FREE M-38A1 MILES
LIFE MEMBER AM LEGION-40/8-DAV
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